Forever Zero VIII


Winters MXT
  • Type: Mass Production Assault Mobile Walker

  • Designer: Gregory Winters

  • Manufacturer: Stormworks Limited

  • Height: 8.6 meters

  • Weight: 72.7 tons

  • Armor Type: Titanium

  • Propulsion: Nottingham Jump Vernier

  • Power Plant: Infinity Electrical Battery

  • Cockpit: Linear

  • Close Fighting Ability: 30

  • Weaponry Power: 150

  • Strength/Stamina: 80

  • Defense/Armor: 130

  • Speed/Maneuvering: 60

  • Total Stats: 450

    •     Core Stats

    Primary Equipment:

    180mm "Thunder" Cannon x 1: WThe main armament of the Winters tank-walker; the cannon relies on the �bigger is better� philosophy by firing large 180mm explosive shells. The rounds are very powerful; even if they are unable to penetrate the targets armor they are still likely to knock them off balance. Although powerful this weapon is not ideal for fighting inside a colony, in fact many colonial organizations opt to use shells with a more precise yet smaller blast.

    90mm Machine Gun x 1: The secondary armament of the Winters tank-walker that is mounted next to the main gun. It fires in full automatic only at approximately 500 rounds a minute. It uses belts of 200 armor piercing rounds.

    7.62mm Anti-Infantry Vulcan x 4: An afterthought put into the walker to keep with Winters� idea of it becoming a main battle weapon. The guns were installed on either flank of the walker in sets of two; like their larger cousin, the machine gun, they fire in full automatic mode only at approximately 500 rounds a minute.

    Story:

    The Winters Tank-Walker was named after its creator Gregory Winters, a mildly famous weapon designer that lived by the concept of simple reliability, to the extent of saying �The most advanced gun in the world never helps when your enemy is beating out your brains with a rock!� The tank-walker was one of his few forays out of the small arms design business, and only real success story throughout his career. The walker has achieved almost all of Gregory Winters� goals as it was originally designed to be a main battle weapon. Unfortunately with the arrival of the mobile suit to the battlefield, this idea has been dropped.

    The walker is very formidable at range with its large cannon and machine gun; it has even been known to intimidate some mobile suit pilots if it has been placed in a good firing position. This advantage in firepower is not always enough however, as its maneuverability is far below par when compared to a mobile suit, many pilots have taken to giving it the nickname �Penguin�, for obvious reasons. Close quarters battle is often also a joke; the only option there is ramming or attempting to traverse fast enough to bring the machine gun around.

    Being true to his word Gregory Winters designed his walker to be easy to pilot and relatively simple to maintain. The controls and targeting systems are simple and straightforward, though effective, making the walker ideal for conscript troops to pick up and learn reasonably quickly. Maintenance is eased due to the simple design and the shear amount of armor surrounding the key components contained within, although many mechanics have complained about the struggle they sometimes face just getting to those key components.

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